|Peter Boettke|
Tyler Cowen on Twitter this morning claims that Hayek's theory are better at explaining fiscal policy rather than monetary policy. This claim intrigues me.
For one I think as Hayek ultimately concluded efforts to tie the monetary authorities hands with a monetary rule don't work, and they don't work because of the fiscal appetite of the state. But in that sense Hayek's monetary and fiscal policy analysis work together. So in what sense is Tyler arguing that one is superior to the other?

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